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. >> the united states global financial cries is still being felt by many in the united states.any families were forced to give up their homes when they couldn't afford to pay their mortgages, and they moved into mobile homes in trailer parks. almost a quarter of those living in those homes are retired and household impact is only half the national average. in the first part of our special series on trailer parks rob reynolds travels to washington state where investors are making han handsome profits on these homes. >> on the road to potential profits. investigators are flocking to take a crash course on buying up trailer parks, about 20 million people in the u.s. live in low-cost mobile home communities. demand is high, and as more parks are bulldozed for other developments, supply is dwindl dwindling. >> what is happening, argumen apartment rents are going up. >> he leads a three-day seminar called mobile home university. he is an expert of squeezing money out of some of america's poorest people. >> to me to be in this business and believe in it you have to be a pessimist by n
. >> the united states global financial cries is still being felt by many in the united states.any families were forced to give up their homes when they couldn't afford to pay their mortgages, and they moved into mobile homes in trailer parks. almost a quarter of those living in those homes are retired and household impact is only half the national average. in the first part of our special series on trailer parks rob reynolds travels to washington state where investors are making han...
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. >> you also don' t want the united states to have financial institutions that are a disadvantage to the global institutions. dr. bernanke: there is the question of our industry competing with other industries, but it is really important for the system to be safe and strong. what we found, even though the united states has more capital and more restrictions on banks, the u.s. banking system is doing really well because people know it is a healthy system. >> coming up next week, we will sit down with presidential hopeful jeb bush. >> like us on facebook. "wall street week" is sponsored in part by coke industries. >> from fuel to durable tires to the blacktop itself, we help make it all better. if life is really all about the journey, let' s ride. we are koch. >> checking your fantasy league? >> just my 401(k) statement. >> i can' t save anything. >> i' ve got a pizza for todd. >> can anybody spot me? >> before the state, heirloom tomatoes, there' s our commitment to helping america' s farmers feed a hungry planet. we are koch . >> quick question about baseball. you still follow it. dr. bernanke:
. >> you also don' t want the united states to have financial institutions that are a disadvantage to the global institutions. dr. bernanke: there is the question of our industry competing with other industries, but it is really important for the system to be safe and strong. what we found, even though the united states has more capital and more restrictions on banks, the u.s. banking system is doing really well because people know it is a healthy system. >> coming up next week, we...
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global financial crisis. nhk world's kyoko fujita has more. >> reporter: in september 2008, the biggest bankruptcy case in u.s. history rocked financial markets. >> the financial systems in the united states and in much of the rest of the world are under extraordinary stress, particularly the credit and money markets. >> reporter: fed officials took unprecedented measures to prevent the country from sinking into a full-blown depression. up until that point, they had already been cutting interest rates in stages. they've been trying to combat the effects of an economic slowdown brought on by the subprime mortgage crisis. then in december they lowered the rate to near zero for the first time in fed history. and they bought mortgage-backed securities and long-term government bonds to pump liquidity into the market. fed officials spent trillions of dollars before finally putting an end to their asset-buying program last october. they saw some encouraging signs that an economic recovery was taking shape. since then, investors around the world have been watching and wondering when the fed will raise the key rate. in march, fed chair janet yellen hinted that the bank would consider it once it's
global financial crisis. nhk world's kyoko fujita has more. >> reporter: in september 2008, the biggest bankruptcy case in u.s. history rocked financial markets. >> the financial systems in the united states and in much of the rest of the world are under extraordinary stress, particularly the credit and money markets. >> reporter: fed officials took unprecedented measures to prevent the country from sinking into a full-blown depression. up until that point, they had already...
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global financial crisis. it's likely to strengthen the dollar and increase investment in the united states.ten saloomey reports. >> reporter: it was a sign of confidence in the u.s. economy the federal reserve raised interest rates a quarter%. >> this action marks the end of an extraordinary seven-year period during which the federal funds rate was held near zero to support the recovery of the economy from the worst financial crisis in and recession since the great di depression. >> reporter: yellen said the increase was justified because inflation had been held to below the fed's target of 2%. and thanks to progress in cutth overall jobless rate to 5%. half of its level when the u.s. economy was tanking. on wall street, train was heavy. -- trading was heavy. and markets closed higher. the rate increase could hurt american exports, but at this stage, it is emerging economies that are expected to suffer the most from the stronger dollar. >> i know, common wisdom says if they start raising rates, the market should settle off. but reality is i little what it does is it reduces -- it reduces un
global financial crisis. it's likely to strengthen the dollar and increase investment in the united states.ten saloomey reports. >> reporter: it was a sign of confidence in the u.s. economy the federal reserve raised interest rates a quarter%. >> this action marks the end of an extraordinary seven-year period during which the federal funds rate was held near zero to support the recovery of the economy from the worst financial crisis in and recession since the great di depression....
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financial crisis. damage toinestimable the economy of the united states in the global economy.ut dodd-frank is it is not one size fits all. our regulators have a lot of tools in how they do their business so it is cheered -- tiered to terms of applying standards that are appropriate i -- by size of institution. we have encouraged regulators to use their flexibility to the greatest extent they can. so they can be sensitive to the differences in risk. >> some of this is going to require an actual change. contemplate -- he would support something that excused banks under $2 billion in assets from the rule for example. is any change you would contemplate? reflectof the proposals a desire for clarity which legislation can provide. i think it's important for regulators to use the ability they have to provide the kind of flexibility that is needed. what's worried about in the legislative debate is small and what it means to different people. in terms of certain requirements in dodd-frank, suggestions have been made that a $50 billion threshold be changed from $100 billion to $500 bill
financial crisis. damage toinestimable the economy of the united states in the global economy.ut dodd-frank is it is not one size fits all. our regulators have a lot of tools in how they do their business so it is cheered -- tiered to terms of applying standards that are appropriate i -- by size of institution. we have encouraged regulators to use their flexibility to the greatest extent they can. so they can be sensitive to the differences in risk. >> some of this is going to require an...
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united states. both countries are leading anti-isis campaigns in syria. isil off from the global community by shutting down financial flows and targeting industrial activity like oil sales are designed to starve need to operate. we have incredibly close cooperation with our french and other eu counterparts, on information-sharing, regarding terrorist financing. the sanctions the u-n could impose include freezing assets, travel bans, and arms embargoes. two major developments in the investigation and aftermath of the san bernardino shooting federal prosecutors file charges against enrique marquez, the friend and former neighbor of syed farook, one of the attackers. the charges will be based partly on allegations that marquez purchased two of the rifles used in the december 2nd attack that left 14 people dead. ranking member, intelligence cmte. "if he is telling investigators that he purchased these weapons because he felt that if farook did it would draw pass the background check, he is essentially a straw purchaser." marquez has told investigators that he had no prior knowledge of the attack, but he admitted to purc
united states. both countries are leading anti-isis campaigns in syria. isil off from the global community by shutting down financial flows and targeting industrial activity like oil sales are designed to starve need to operate. we have incredibly close cooperation with our french and other eu counterparts, on information-sharing, regarding terrorist financing. the sanctions the u-n could impose include freezing assets, travel bans, and arms embargoes. two major developments in the...
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take account of as we try to evaluate the global environment and the impact it's likely to have on the united states and something we look at as part of our financial ensure the risks that could impact financial stability in the united states. agree with some of the swap agreements -- we reserve banks that help to wall off the cascade effect? those of us who remember the does therisis -- what fed in gauge in from a policy set? the fed has swap agreements with the central banks where we think it is important to make sure banks doing dollar-based business have access to adequate liquidity. have no swap arrangements with emerging market economies. the reason we engage in those agreements is to assess financial stability in the united states. did you use the word indemnification? >> and occupation -- there are a few of them. chair yellen: these are risks when we look at financial markets. over at been discussed the last year or so is the fact in manyvate companies emerging markets have taken on dollar denominated debt. my sense is the banking systems and financial sectors of those emerging markets have been much more carefully regulated in recent years
take account of as we try to evaluate the global environment and the impact it's likely to have on the united states and something we look at as part of our financial ensure the risks that could impact financial stability in the united states. agree with some of the swap agreements -- we reserve banks that help to wall off the cascade effect? those of us who remember the does therisis -- what fed in gauge in from a policy set? the fed has swap agreements with the central banks where we think it...
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global business rankings. all 10 of the world's most viable firms come from the united states. u.s. firms are also predominate in i.t. they also lead in financialnd pharmaceutical sectors. in europe, the top players tend to be in traditional energies. for example, nestlÉ and dutch oil giant shell ranked among the top 50. german companies only mated to the bottom third of the global ranking. this year's most viable german corporation was a pharmaceutical company. it made it to 66 place with the market value of about 105 billion euros. german carmaker volkswagen no longer ranks among the most valuable enterprises. in the wake of the emission scandal, bw shares tanked in the carmaker dropped out of the ranking. >> the textiles trade used to be a big employer, not anymore. illegal fakes from china have flooded the market, washing away thousands of jobs. we will talk to our correspondent about that in a moment. some companies are taking their own measures. >> for anyone who loves rich colors, this is a paradise. it is famous for traditional wax prints. here the brand names of the fabrics are an important sign of their quality. >> i need to wear some
global business rankings. all 10 of the world's most viable firms come from the united states. u.s. firms are also predominate in i.t. they also lead in financialnd pharmaceutical sectors. in europe, the top players tend to be in traditional energies. for example, nestlÉ and dutch oil giant shell ranked among the top 50. german companies only mated to the bottom third of the global ranking. this year's most viable german corporation was a pharmaceutical company. it made it to 66 place with the...
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have done an enormous amount to reduce the risk of another financial crisis that caused in estimable damage to the global economy in the united states. brendan: i really dug on the question. is there something that the and ministration is willing to contemplate in terms of changing dodd-frank? the best i could get from him was the possibility of a clarification of lang which. the answer i took from there was no. -- clarification of language. [laughter] betty: he is not willing to touch it. didn't mean to interrupt you, but i know you also talked to him about the reserve currency, the dollar, particularly in light of the move by the imf yesterday to include the -- brendan: i asked him straightforward -- the idea of theimf including that in special drawing rights basket is to encourage other central banks to consider adding it to their own foreign currency reserves. euro, and theng, yen. i asked the secretary whether he was wearing to add that to our own foreign reserves. he gave a long answer that resulted in no. he did say it was a move that he supported. it also meant that bringing china into the international financial system enco
have done an enormous amount to reduce the risk of another financial crisis that caused in estimable damage to the global economy in the united states. brendan: i really dug on the question. is there something that the and ministration is willing to contemplate in terms of changing dodd-frank? the best i could get from him was the possibility of a clarification of lang which. the answer i took from there was no. -- clarification of language. [laughter] betty: he is not willing to touch it....
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account of as we try to evaluate the global environment and the likely impact it could have on the united states. it is something we look at as well as part of our financial monitoring to try to determine whether there are risks that could impact financial stability in the united states. engage ine fed certain bilateral agreements with some of the developing countries? reserve banks to wall off the cascade effect? those of us who remember the tequila crisis. what and occupations -- inoculations does the fed engage in? chair yellen: the fed has swap agreements with a small number centralced country's banks where we think it is important to make sure that banks doing dollar-based business have access to adequate liquidity. we have no swap arrangements with emerging market countries. the only reason we engage in those swap market arrangements is to essentially protects financial stability in the united states. i don't know the word to use, indemnification -- >> i was trying to find a word, not jewish and -- inoculations chair yellen:. these are risks when you look at financial markets. when you talk about debt, what has been discussed over the last year or s
account of as we try to evaluate the global environment and the likely impact it could have on the united states. it is something we look at as well as part of our financial monitoring to try to determine whether there are risks that could impact financial stability in the united states. engage ine fed certain bilateral agreements with some of the developing countries? reserve banks to wall off the cascade effect? those of us who remember the tequila crisis. what and occupations -- inoculations...
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account of as we try to evaluate the global environment and the likely impact it could have on the united states, and it's something we look at as well as part of our financial monitoring to try to determine whether there are risks that could impact financial stability in the united states. >> but will the fed engage in certain bilateral agreements or swap agreements with some of the -- we'll call them developing countries or reserve banks to actually help wall off a cascade affect? you know, those of us that remember the tequila crisis and the others, what inoculations, what indemnification does the fed engage in from a policy sector? >> the fed has swap agreements with a very small number of advanced countries' central banks where we think it's important to make sure that banks doing dollar-based business have access to adequate liquidity. we have no swap arrangements with emerging market countries, and the only reason that we engage in those swap market arrangements is to essentially protect financial stability in the wraits. there is no -- i don't know the word to use indemnification. >> i was trying to find a way. inoculation. >> these are risks that we
account of as we try to evaluate the global environment and the likely impact it could have on the united states, and it's something we look at as well as part of our financial monitoring to try to determine whether there are risks that could impact financial stability in the united states. >> but will the fed engage in certain bilateral agreements or swap agreements with some of the -- we'll call them developing countries or reserve banks to actually help wall off a cascade affect? you...
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united states into the global leader in fighting climate change. >> now it's up to individual governments to ratify the accord. >>> it's eagle's game day. here is a live look inside lincoln financialield from our eagle's nest camera. quiet right now. today the birds and the bills with playoff implications for both teams. here is a look at the buffalo bills arriving yesterday, and look who is back, former running back, lasean mccoy. >> that's for sure going to be weird, going to the visitors' locker room and traveling to the game, all different things. >> mccoy and the eagles did not part on good terms when he was traded. you will hear more from him coming up later in sports. >>> don't forget, nbc10 is your official eagles station. join us this morning before the game for "eagles game day kickoff," and comcast sportsnet's john clark will take us inside the huge upset last week with the patriots, and the return of lasean mccoy, and plus you will here from demeco ryans. that's right here on nbc10. >>> we are going to have perfect weather for that game. light winds and the skies are going to be a mixture of sun and clouds and temperatures around 70, 71 degrees. not typical for decembe
united states into the global leader in fighting climate change. >> now it's up to individual governments to ratify the accord. >>> it's eagle's game day. here is a live look inside lincoln financialield from our eagle's nest camera. quiet right now. today the birds and the bills with playoff implications for both teams. here is a look at the buffalo bills arriving yesterday, and look who is back, former running back, lasean mccoy. >> that's for sure going to be weird,...
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united states to counter isis. i wanted to take additional questions before turning to this panel. thank you. >> this is -- i'm a financial analyst with global community, and my question is what are the potential outcomes of russia's military involvement in the region or the u.s. interests in the context of energy security -- energy geopolitics, and what should we expect, what kind of changes should we expect with regard to this? >> yes, allen. >> [inaudible] you talked about the strategic conversations -- [inaudible] -- i think the conventional wisdom for a long time was, oh, russia and turkey are great at managing the two tracks, they disagree about syria but moving forward in many areas and it was sort of like they -- i again issue think you showed there was a lot of concern that the center might not hold. i'm just wondering, still -- putin's strong reaction because i think he had such a good thing going with turkey. a year ago, they announced turkish stream was a high point, then the turks were very hard-nosed about getting reductions for the price of gas, about the terms for turkish -- i wonder, was that beginning of a poisoning of the
united states to counter isis. i wanted to take additional questions before turning to this panel. thank you. >> this is -- i'm a financial analyst with global community, and my question is what are the potential outcomes of russia's military involvement in the region or the u.s. interests in the context of energy security -- energy geopolitics, and what should we expect, what kind of changes should we expect with regard to this? >> yes, allen. >> [inaudible] you talked about...
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by drawing upon the financial and human capacities of all states, they help the united states share the responsibility of promoting global stability and it reduces the need for unilateral intervention. united nations peacekeeping has managed to protect hundreds of thousands of innocent civilians with more than 120,000 military and police personnel. currently serving as part of 16 missions on four continents, they now represent the largest employed military force in the world. there are more u.n. peacekeeping missions today because peacekeepers are being asked to do more. in increasingly dangerous remote and deadly operational environments. we need to recognize this and make sure that the united nations and troops contribute in countries are given peacekeepers placed in harm's way for protective equipment training support that they deserve. the peacekeepers themselves are often seen as legitimate targets for attack by extremist groups and others. we saw that recently in malley work terrorists linked to al qaeda killed 20 people including an american from maryland. peacekeeping missions has suffered 42 fatalities at the ha
by drawing upon the financial and human capacities of all states, they help the united states share the responsibility of promoting global stability and it reduces the need for unilateral intervention. united nations peacekeeping has managed to protect hundreds of thousands of innocent civilians with more than 120,000 military and police personnel. currently serving as part of 16 missions on four continents, they now represent the largest employed military force in the world. there are more...
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account of as we try to evaluate the global environment and the likely impact it could have on the united states. and it's something we look at as well as part of our financial monitoring to try to determine whether there are risks that could impact financial stability in the united states. >> but -- will the fed engage in certainly bilateral agreements or swap agreements with some of the -- we'll call them developing countries or reserve banks to actually help wall off a cascade effect and those of us who remember the tequila crisis and the others. what inoculations, what indemnification does the fed engage from a policy set? >> the fed has swap agreements with a very small number of advanced countries' central banks where we think it's important to make sure that banks doing dollar-based business have access to adequate liquidity. we have no swap arrangements with emerging market countries, and the only reason that we engage in those swap market arrangements is to essentially protect financial stability in the united states. so there is no -- i don't know the word you use, indemnification. >> yeah, i was trying to find a way -- or inoculation. we could pic
account of as we try to evaluate the global environment and the likely impact it could have on the united states. and it's something we look at as well as part of our financial monitoring to try to determine whether there are risks that could impact financial stability in the united states. >> but -- will the fed engage in certainly bilateral agreements or swap agreements with some of the -- we'll call them developing countries or reserve banks to actually help wall off a cascade effect...
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account of as we try to evaluate the global environment and the likely impact it could have on the united states. and it's something we look at as well as part of our financial monitoring to try to determine whether there are risks that could impact financial stability in the united states. >> but -- will the fed engage in certainly bilateral agreements or swap agreements with some of the -- we'll call them developing countries or reserve banks to actually help wall off a cascade effect and those of us who remember the tequila crisis and the others. what inoculations, what indemnification does the fed engage from a policy set? >> the fed has swap agreements with a very small number of advanced countries' central banks where we think it's important to make sure that banks doing dollar-based business have access to adequate liquidity. we have no swap arrangements with emerging market countries, and the only reason that we engage in those swap market arrangements is to essentially protect financial stability in the united states. so there is no -- i don't know the word you use, indemnification. >> yeah, i was trying to find a way -- or inoculation. we could pic
account of as we try to evaluate the global environment and the likely impact it could have on the united states. and it's something we look at as well as part of our financial monitoring to try to determine whether there are risks that could impact financial stability in the united states. >> but -- will the fed engage in certainly bilateral agreements or swap agreements with some of the -- we'll call them developing countries or reserve banks to actually help wall off a cascade effect...
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enormous amount to reduce the risk of another financial crisis that caused really almost inestimable damage to the collective economy of the united states and the globale things about dodd-frank is one size does not fit all. our regulators have tools to target what they do, how they do their business, so that it is tiered in terms of applying by size ofppropriate institution. we have encouraged regulators to use the regulatory flexibility to the greatest extent that they can so that they can be sensitive to the differences and risk. brendan: some of this requires a statutory change. that they would contemplate, for example, he would support something like that excused banks under $2 billion in assets from the rolls. is that the change she would contemplate? to think ill be any statutory changes and not just regulatory changes? think the role right now only applies to institutions engage in transactions that are the kind during the financial crisis. it was believed to have more transparency and some of the a desire forlect clarity, which legislation can provide. i think it is important for regulators to use the flexibility that they have to provide the
enormous amount to reduce the risk of another financial crisis that caused really almost inestimable damage to the collective economy of the united states and the globale things about dodd-frank is one size does not fit all. our regulators have tools to target what they do, how they do their business, so that it is tiered in terms of applying by size ofppropriate institution. we have encouraged regulators to use the regulatory flexibility to the greatest extent that they can so that they can be...
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and shanghai financial district susceptible to sea level rise and overall climate change and global warming. something scientists are trying to prevent. as we look toward the united statesca, some interesting information coming from the national climate data center. just recently this fall or this autumn has been the warmest on record for the contiguous united states, lower 48, breaking records across many states. and that warm weather is going to continue into this weekend. i'm not going to say that's directly related to climate change because there's several variables out there. we are currently underway with a strong el nino season. it certainly has the fingerprints of climate change and global warming all over it. back to you. >> derek van dam, thank you very much. >>> heavily armed guards watching over the united nations in geneva. that after the swiss city may be the target a terror attack. two people linked to the paris killings have been investigated. gene geneva's police chief says it's possible that isis has a terror cell in the city. nic robertson with more on this developing story for you. >> reporter: that heightened threat level here already leading to one
and shanghai financial district susceptible to sea level rise and overall climate change and global warming. something scientists are trying to prevent. as we look toward the united statesca, some interesting information coming from the national climate data center. just recently this fall or this autumn has been the warmest on record for the contiguous united states, lower 48, breaking records across many states. and that warm weather is going to continue into this weekend. i'm not going to...
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financial and human capacities, the u.n. peacekeeping helps the united states share responsibility for promoting global peace. unio u.n. peacekeepers now represent the largest deployed military force in the world. there are more u.n. peacekeeping missions today because peacekeepers are being asked to do more in deadly environments. we need to recognize this and make sure that the united nations and the troops and contributing countries are giving peacekeepers, who are placed in harm's way, the protect of equipment, training, and support they deserve. peacekeepers themselves are often seen as legitimate targets of attack by extremist groups. we saw that in recent attacks in mali. u.n. peacekeeping mission in mali has suffered 42 fatalities at the hands of the militants since january 2013. we know that the u.n. peacekeeping is a cost-effective tool when compared to other military options. the budget makes up only about 0.5% of the world's total military expenditures. i think this is a particularly important moment in debating trying to balance our budgets. the u.n. mission, the cost per peacekeeper per year is about $16,
financial and human capacities, the u.n. peacekeeping helps the united states share responsibility for promoting global peace. unio u.n. peacekeepers now represent the largest deployed military force in the world. there are more u.n. peacekeeping missions today because peacekeepers are being asked to do more in deadly environments. we need to recognize this and make sure that the united nations and the troops and contributing countries are giving peacekeepers, who are placed in harm's way, the...
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financial and human capacities of all u.n. member states the u.n. helps share the responsibility of promoting global stability and reduces the need for unilateral intervention. u.n. u. unitednations peacekeeping has protected innocent civilians with 120,000 police personnel currently serving as part of 16 missions on four continents, u.n. peacekeepers now represent the largest deployed military force in the world. there are more u.n. peacekeeping missions today because peacekeepers are being asked to do more in increasingly dangerous, remote and deadly operational environments. we need to recognize this and make sure that the united nations and the troops contributing countries are given peacekeepers who are placed in harm's way the protective equipment, training, support that they deserve. peacekeepers themselves are often seen as legitimate targets for attack by extremist groups and others. we saw that recently in the horrific attacks in mali where terrorists linked to al qaeda killed 20 people including an american from maryland. the u.s. peacekeeping mission in mali has suffered 42 fatalities at the hands of the militants since january 2013. we know the peacekeeping is
financial and human capacities of all u.n. member states the u.n. helps share the responsibility of promoting global stability and reduces the need for unilateral intervention. u.n. u. unitednations peacekeeping has protected innocent civilians with 120,000 police personnel currently serving as part of 16 missions on four continents, u.n. peacekeepers now represent the largest deployed military force in the world. there are more u.n. peacekeeping missions today because peacekeepers are being...